While cathode materials with a layered structure containing Co such as LiNi 1/3 Mn 1/3 Co 1/3 O 2 (NMC111) can currently provide high capacities, their use for next-generation Li-ion batteries is limited by the high toxicity, cost, and ethical issues associated with cobalt mining. [3,4] Due to the strategic importance of Co reduction or elimination, a wide range of alternative compounds and lithium chemistries are currently being researched; [5] however, most of these exhibit significant drawbacks compared to NMC111. For example, olivine (LiFePO 4 ) [6] and spinel (LiNi 0.5 Mn 1.5 O 4 ) [7] based materials have interesting properties such as being Co-free, low cost and presenting high C-rate performance for rapid battery charging, but their capacity is limited to <200 mAhg −1 . Ni-rich layered oxides with low cobalt content, for example, LiNi 0.6 Mn 0.2 Co 0.2 O 2 (NMC622) and LiNi 0.8 Mn 0.1 Co 0.1 O 2 (NMC811) deliver high energy densities but suffer from slow kinetics and poor cycling stability requiring complex engineering at the particle level to enhance performance. [8,9] Additionally, these materials are prone to reactivity and instability upon exposure to ambient conditions [10] and their price has increased lately.In addition to the aforementioned compounds, it is also possible to fabricate Co-free cathode materials based off the layered Li-Mn-rich oxides. These form complex nanocomposite structures due to their nanoscale integration of two structural components: a monoclinic C2/m Li 2 MnO 3 -like phase (M-phase) and a rhombohedral R-3m LiMn 1/2 Ni 1/2 O 2 -like phase (R-phase). [11,12] The presence of both structures as a nanocomposite material is desirable, as they differ in their cation ordering and are active at different potentials up to 4.6 V versus Li + /Li, thereby maximizing energy density. However, without the inclusion of Co, these nanocomposites show limited capacity retention, poor efficiencies, severe voltage fade, and a failure to deliver capacity at high C-rates. [13,14] Several approaches have been discussed in the literature to improve the performance of this system, and some of the most promising results have been obtained by chemical doping. [13,15,16] For instance, Al-doped samples showed superior cycling performance and lower voltage decay than parent compositions, [17][18][19] which was attributed to a robust R-phase stabilizing the overall structure while blocking the random growth of spinel-like phases. [17] The effect Despite significant potential as energy storage materials for electric vehicles due to their combination of high energy density per unit cost and reduced environmental and ethical concerns, Co-free lithium ion batteries based on layered Mn oxides presently lack the longevity and stability of their Co-containing counterparts. Here, a reduction in this performance gap is demonstrated via chemical doping, with Li 1.1 Ni 0.35 Mn 0.54 Al 0.01 O 2 achieving an initial discharge capacity of 159 mAhg −1 at C/3 rate and a corresponding capacity retention of 94.3% after 150 ...